State ex rel. Jackson Township v. Berg

This was an action by the appellant against the appellees, Berg and his sureties, upon the official bond of Berg as trustee of Jackson township.

The first paragraph of the complaint alleged, in substance, that at the April election, 1867,- Berg was elected trustee of the township, and, with his sureties, executed the bond in question, took the oath, and entered upon the duties of the office; that at the April election for the year 1868, and also for the year 1869, he was elected his own successor; but that he took no new oath, and filed no new bond, in virtue of either of the last mentioned…